Xbox Partner Preview March 2024 roundup

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Microsoft aired a 29-minutes Xbox Partner Preview for March 2024 yesterday. This included a range of details regarding upcoming games as well as the reveal of new ones from third-party publishers. Below is a break-down of the announcements:

• Square Enix announced the full release of Final Fantasy XIV Online for March 21 on Xbox Series X|S. A Starter Edition will be available through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks for a limited time from March 21 to April 19. The Open Beta is available now on Xbox Series X|S.
• Capcom shared a new gameplay trailer for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. It is a single-player game set in a Japanese-inspired universe and is set to release later this year on Xbox Series X|S and Windows and will be available on day one with Game Pass.
• Horror Lovecraftian game The Sinking City 2 received a new trailer and is slated to release in 2025.
• SEGA shared details on the upcoming Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass which will include new costumes, background music, and extended story content with Episode Aigis -The Answer.
• GSC Game World surprised launched the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone Trilogy for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S (via backwards compatibility). This includes classic titles Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat.
• Bandai Namco and Reflector Entertainment provided a first look at gameplay from narrative action-adventure game Unknown 9: Awakening. It follows the story of Haroona, a Quaestor born with the ability to venture into the Fold; a mysterious dimension that overlaps our own. The game is set to launch sometime this summer.
• EA Originals and Surgent Studios revealed a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming indie action-adventure platformer, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. The game releases on April 23.
• RocketRide Games and Universal Products & Experiences revealed Griefville: Survive the Nightmare! for Roblox which is available now.
• Inverge Studios revealed Creatures of Ava, a "creature saver game". It is set to launch sometime this year.
• Off-road arcade racing game Monster Jam Showdown was announced, and is set to launch on Xbox Series X|S in 2024.
• 11-bit Studios shared a gameplay trailer for The Alters. This sci-fi game blends adventure, survival, and base-building elements, and will launch this year.
• A new trailer for action RPG The First Berserker: Khazan was aired. It features anime art style and challenging combat. However, there's no release window for the game at the moment.
• Windows release date for Frostpunk 2 revealed: July 25. It will also be available via PC Game Pass.
• Riffraff Games revealed Sleight of Hand. It's a 3rd-person stealth game where you have to infiltrate your old witch coven using a cursed deck of cards.

You can also watch the event in its entirety below:

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